---
name: "The Golden Throne"
mana_cost: "{4}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Arcane Life-support", "A Thousand Souls Die Every Day"]
set: "40K"
set_name: "Warhammer 40,000 Commander"
collector_number: "157"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Games Workshop"
oracle_id: "a68f41a2-37ee-46e1-bf3c-164c78b003ca"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-golden-throne-40k"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# The Golden Throne
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Artifact
- **Keywords:** Arcane Life-support, A Thousand Souls Die Every Day

## Oracle Text
Arcane Life-support — If you would lose the game, instead exile The Golden Throne and your life total becomes 1.
A Thousand Souls Die Every Day — {T}, Sacrifice a creature: Add three mana in any combination of colors.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lich's Tomb](/printing/lichs-tomb-dst.md) — Artifact
2. [Golden Urn](/printing/golden-urn-som.md) — Artifact
3. [Transcendence](/printing/transcendence-tor.md) — Enchantment
4. [Throne of the God-Pharaoh](/printing/throne-of-the-god-pharaoh-sld.md) — Legendary Artifact
5. [Platinum Emperion](/printing/platinum-emperion-uma.md) — Artifact Creature — Golem
6. [Tainted Sigil](/printing/tainted-sigil-arb.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #157
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Games Workshop
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`